The Hillston News was a weekly English language newspaper published in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia.

The Hillston News, front page, 4 November 1882

Newspaper history edit

The full masthead for the first issue of The Hillston News was The Hillston News and Euabalong, Lake Cudgellico, Booligal, Mossgiel, and Ivanhoe Advertiser. It was published Saturday 4 November 1882.[1] The title then changed to include Mount Hope and became The Hillston News and Mount Hope, Euabalong, Lake Cudgellico, Booligal, Mossgiel, and Ivanhoe Advertiser.[2] The final issue, ten months later, was published Saturday 8 September 1883.[3] The proprietor was George Bridle.[3]

Digitisation edit

The Hillston News has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Hillston News". Vol. I, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 4 November 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "The Hillston News". Vol. I, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 11 November 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 73.
  4. ^ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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